Resilient wheel



H. NCHLS.

RESILIENT WHEEL.

APPLlcATxoN FILED APR.21,1919.

Patented Nov. 15, 1921,

UNITED FME.

RESIil'ENT VJHEEL.

Application led April 21, 1919.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that l, HENRY Nrorrons, a citizen of the United States, residing; at Newark, in the county et Esser; and StatJ of New Jersey, have invented anew and n 'sful Resilient Wheel, of which the 'following is a speciiication.

rl'his invention is a wr-.eel or' the type in which the tread is resiliently connected to the body of the wheel.

@ne of the objects of the invention is to provide an inexpensive wheel ot simple construction which will be sufficiently strong to withstand the ordinary loads applied te motor vehicle wheels and yet possess resiliency to render pneumatic tires unnecessary. A further object is to provide a wheel of the character referred to in which the parts may be readily separated and r^ .seemibled for purposes ci repair or adjust nent.

rIhe invention will be hereinafter fully forth and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing:-

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, illustrating a wheel cons ted in af cordance with the invention 5. 2 is transverse sectional view. l? L 3 is detail View illustrating the tread member.

Referring to the drawing, 10 designates the hub, provided with a plurality ot radiating tubular spokes, 11, the inner ends ot which fit within suitable recesses in the huh.y the outer ends being` provided with flanges 12, which are curved to conform to the tellj, 13. Said :telly is substantially inv ed tlshaped in cross section, and provided with holes 14C in alinement with 'the bores of' the spokes 11. The flanges 12 ot the spokes are secured to the telly in any desired manner.

VVorlring within the spokes 11 are pluin gers 15, bearing at their inner ends, against springs 16 located within said Spokes. The outer ends ot the plungers 15 are reduced, as indicated at 17, to provide bearing` shoulders positioned to bear against the inner edge of a tread member 19. The reduced ends 17 extend through slots 18 in the tread member 19. Said tread member is of a shape similar to that of the telly 13, and telescopes Specicaton of Letters Patent.

suilicient l Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

serial no. 291,690.

within the telly so as to have a radial movement therein. Said telly may be formed ot a plurality ot sections or one of the ilanges may be made detachable for convenience in assembling` the tread member therewith. The tire 2O is secured within the tread member in suitable manner. The reduced ends 1'? are engaged bvy nuts 21 which retain the tread member 19 in place.

ln practice, the plungers 15 are normally forced outwardly by the springs 16., and the weight of the load is sustained from the tread member by said plungers and springs. By reason of the slots 18, the tread member is permitted to have a certain amount of circumferential movement, thereby reducing the strains incident te the driving torque.

From tl e foregoing it will be seen that the wheel described is exceedingly simple in construction but possessing great strength and du ability. rllhe springs 16 provide all ot the resilience necessary and at the same time are suiiiciently strongto withstand the usual load.

Having; thus described the nature of the invention and explained an operative manner oi1 constructing and using the same, althougl'i without attemptingl to set forth all of the forms in which it may be made, or all or" the forms of its use, what is claimed is A wheel et the character described comprising` a hub, a telly provided with side flanges, tubular spokes rigidly connecting the hub and the telly, a rim orp approximate ll-shape slidably mounted between said flanges and provided with a tire, the inner wall of said rim having longitudinal slots termed therein, plungers working in said spolies and bearing against the inner wall of the rim, said plungers having` reduced threaded portions extended through sail slots, nuts working en said threaded portions and engaging the opposite tace of the inner wall ot said rim, and springs within the spokes forcing the plungers normally outward, the slots in the rim permitting limited circumferential movement of the rim.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto set .m hand.

y neuer menons. 

